{"id":459159,"date":"2026-02-07T06:02:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T06:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/459159\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T06:02:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T06:02:17","slug":"audi-retain-emma-felbermayr-for-second-f1-academy-season-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/459159\/","title":{"rendered":"Audi retain Emma Felbermayr for second F1 ACADEMY season in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">Emma Felbermayr has become the 14th driver locked in for the 2026 F1 ACADEMY season, with Audi confirming that the Austrian racer will represent them for her second campaign in the all-female series.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">Felbermayr, who competed last year with Audi\u2019s predecessor Kick Sauber, finished 10th in the Drivers&#8217; Standings. She secured her maiden victory in a last lap sprint to the line in Montreal Race 2 alongside five further points finishes and gained further experience in Spanish F4.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">Completing Rodin Motorsport\u2019s lineup, the 19-year-old also becomes the second driver to join the newly-established <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiYXVkaV9kcml2ZXJfZGV2ZWxvcG1lbnRfcHJvZ3JhbW1lX2xpbmtfY2xpY2tlZCIsImNsaWNrVGV4dCI6dHJ1ZSwicGF0aCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmZvcm11bGExLmNvbS9lbi9sYXRlc3QvYXJ0aWNsZS9hdWRpLWFubm91bmNlLWRyaXZlci1kZXZlbG9wbWVudC1wcm9ncmFtbWUtd2l0aC1hbGxhbi1tY25pc2gtYXMtZGlyZWN0b3IuT3gxNG5ZRk5oZ2lIa3g5bzZHR0NjIiwicGF0aFR5cGUiOiJpbnRlcm5hbCJ9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/latest\/article\/audi-announce-driver-development-programme-with-allan-mcnish-as-director.Ox14nYFNhgiHkx9o6GGCc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Audi Driver Development Programme<\/a> and has been racing in the UAE4 Series as part of her preparations over the winter break.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">\u201cWe are delighted to officially welcome Emma Felbermayr to the Audi Revolut F1 Team family,\u201d said Allan McNish, Director of the Audi Driver Development Programme. \u201cHer performance and dedication in her debut F1 ACADEMY season were impressive, and we see great potential for her future.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">\u201cSupporting female talent is a key priority for our F1 operations, and it is a source of pride for us to continue the legacy of strong female drivers who have succeeded with the Four Rings. We look forward to seeing Emma carry our colours on the grid in 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">Felbermayr added: \u201cContinuing in F1 ACADEMY and to now do so as an official Audi Revolut F1 Team driver is a huge honour. To be associated with a brand that has such an incredible motorsport history, and one that supported icons like Mich\u00e8le Mouton and Rahel Frey, is truly inspiring.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">\u201cI am grateful for the trust being placed in me and can&#8217;t wait to sport the Audi colours on the grid, as I continue my journey in the series with Rodin Motorsport. My goal is to represent the brand with pride, build on what I learned last season, and fight for strong results.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Emma Felbermayr has become the 14th driver locked in for the 2026 F1 ACADEMY season, with Audi confirming&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":459160,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[441],"tags":[49,48,578,576,577,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-459159","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-formula-1","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-f1","11":"tag-formula-1","12":"tag-formula1","13":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/459159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=459159"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/459159\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/459160"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=459159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=459159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=459159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}